Ballot Questions
1947
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to add VII.18
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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73.38% |
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2,221,800 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
26.62% |
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805,826 New Yorkers voted No |
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3,027,626 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VII.18 proposed for 1948
Article VII: State Finances
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